Slavia Mozyr vs BATE Match Preview

The football action continues in Belarus with the second round of the Premier League, Slavia Mozyr faces BATE at the Stadyen Junatsva.

Slavia Mozyr had a bad start in the season facing a heavy 3-1 defeat against Slatsk away from home and the final score is fair, considering their performance. Their many defensive mistakes placed them in a difficult position as they committed four penalties!

The 40yo coach Mihail Martsinovich has several problems to face, including the suspension of Igor Tymonyuk. Additionally, Maksim Myakish, Ilya Vasilevich, and Vladislav Malkevich, who are on loan from BATE are ineligible to play in their h2h games, as well as the injured Maksym Slyusar and Dmitriy Krivosheyev. 

On the other hand, BATE had a bad start as well, as they lost 3-1 to Zvezda Minsk. Their biggest mistake was underestimating their opponent and the fact that they were playing in an artificial turf did not help their efforts.

Today they seek a victory in order to turn things around early in the season. The 38yo coach Kirill Alshevsky has no significant missings for tonight's game.

Slavia Mozyr will not have an easy task against BATE, as their missings of the most so-called key players are a big disadvantage for them. BATE, after their recent defeat, needs urgently a victory in order to bounce back and not found themselves left behind in the standings. BATE outweighs when it comes to quality between these two sides, and I expect that the away team will easily win this one.